3 Questions Asked About FAITH Magazine

FAITH Magazine
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Lansing, MI 48933
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Why am I getting FAITH Magazine? Some of you may receive FAITH Magazine as a gift. Others of you may have paid for a subscription. (Thank you for your support.) However, most of you are receiving this magazine each month because you belong to a parish in the Diocese of Lansing. FAITH is a membership publication. Bishop Mengeling and your parish are committed to reaching out to every Catholic home with FAITH Magazine because they want to remind you that you belong to something - your local parish; and you belong to someone - Jesus Christ.

Why did Bishop Mengeling create FAITH Magazine? Many Catholics attend Mass weekly and are active participants in the life of the Church. However, a growing number of busy families and individuals find themselves participating less and less. Still others may have had a negative experience, become luke-warm or fallen away altogether. FAITH Magazine was created to reach out to all Catholics with things most everyone has in common like a desire to know Jesus better, share faith stories, get questions answered, be informed on Catholic events, news and teaching. It is something Church leaders call "internal or ongoing evangelization." It is part of our local answer to Pope John Paul II's call for a "new evangelization." Bishop Mengeling created FAITH to evangelize not just people outside of the faith but people within it - you and me. Over time, FAITH hopes to become more of an external evangelization tool - reaching out to those that don't know Jesus.

How is FAITH paid for? The Diocese of Lansing and your parish split the cost of sending FAITH out each month. Your support of the American Evangelization Appeal is crucial for your parish and the Diocese of Lansing to continue to send FAITH to you and every Catholic home - 80,000 total. We hope you enjoy it. Please consider showing your support for this effort by using the envelope in the center of the magazine. Your parish will directly benefit by your gift. - Thank you, the Editors

We are all called to evangelize. 3 ways to help:

1. Pray. Every Christian is called to evangelize. This is done by word and deed. The most effective evangelization is the daily living of our lives. Others see your example as a testimony to your faith. Prayer nourishes our ability and desire to evangelize by living our lives.

2. Become a Volunteer. Your parish's evangelization efforts need volunteers. If your parish does have an organized effort, ask your pastor what you can do to help. There is a great need for volunteers in this ministry.

3. Support the American Evangelization Appeal. Most of us are busy and can't give our time. However, your support of this appeal helps your parish evangelize with FAITH Magazine, FAITHmag.com, the Television Outreach Mass and the U.S. Bishops' evangelization efforts.

Other ways to Spread the FAITH: You can help us by passing FAITH along to friends and family. Or, you can purchase gift subscriptions for area doctor's office lobbies, libraries, schools and businesses. Call Jillane Job at (517) 342-2595 or log onto FAITHmag.com or e-mail your request to subscriptions@faithmag.com